Extra hours for nurses may worsen staff shortage, warns global nursing group

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The International Council of Nurses says the quality and effectiveness of patient care may also be compromised when nurses get tired from longer shifts.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/24/extra-hours-for-nurses-may-worsen-staff-shortage-warns-global-nursing-group/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #HowardCatton #ICN #Nurse #Overtime

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00:00Malaysia's shortage of nurses could worsen if they are required to work an additional

00:06three hours a week.

00:09This is what Howard Catton, CEO of the International Council of Nurses, told FMT after ward nurses

00:15were mandated to work 45 hours a week starting December 1st.

00:20A forced increase in the number of hours that nurses work as well, I think is a short-term

00:29measure to try and address the shortage.

00:32But it comes with risks.

00:34There's a safety issue in terms of the care that we're delivering to patients.

00:38If we're working long and extended shifts and hours without breaks, we're more likely

00:44to burn people out and to exhaust them.

00:49On Thursday, Health Minister Zulkifli Ahmad described the additional three hours as reasonable

00:55and assured those required to put in extra hours that they would be cared for.

00:59However, Catton pointed out that women in the nursing profession are already faced with

01:04additional challenges.

01:07Overwhelmingly our profession of women who have other responsibilities, caring responsibilities,

01:13actually they need flexibility.

01:15And you see this in other countries that actually it's not forcing people to work longer, but

01:20it's working with people to find shift patterns and hours of work which are more flexible

01:25that meet their needs.

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